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URETHANE-FUNCTIONAL S-TRIAZINE
CROSSLINRIN~ AGENTS AND CURABLE
COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME
The present invention relates to new and improved
urethane-functional amino-s-triazine crosslinking agents, to
curable compositions incorporating them and to methods of
making and using the new and improved crosslinkers. More
particularly, it relates to novel s-triazine compounds con-
taining at least one N,N-bis(alkoxy- or hydroxyalkoxy-
carbonylamino C2-C10 alkyl) amino substituent. The novel
urethane functional s-triazine crosslinking agents are
useful for crosslinking active-hydrogen materials to form
cured products characterized by excellent toughness, hard-
ness and flexibility. They are especially useful for
providing curable light-stable coatings for articles
intended for outdoor use~
8ACKGROUND OF TEIE INVENTION
Crosslinking agents comprising s-triazine compounds
are known in the art. Koral et al., U.S. 3,661,819, for
example, disclose a ~amily of s-triazine curing agents com-
prising fully or partially alkylated melamine-formaldehyde
compounds having the formula:
N-(CH2-OR)2
N f~N
(RocH2)2N ~ N ~ N(CH2OR)2 ;
or (ii) a benzoguanamine compound of the formula:
N' O N
(ROCH2)2N '' N ~ N(C~2R)2
-'3
.. , ., ,.. ,~ ,
~3~ 3S
.
--2--
wherein R is hydrogen or alkyl of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
It is also known to use oligomers of such compounds, which
are low molecular weight condensation products containing
for example two, three or four triazine rings, joined by
-CH2OCH2- linkages, as well as mixtures of any of the fore-
going. These are used to self-condense or used to cure
active hydrogen-containing materials, especially polymers
which contain carboxyl groups, alcoholic hydroxy groups,
amide groups and groups convertible to such groups, such as
methylol groups. Coatings containing melamine-formaldehyde
crosslinkers have good hardness and high crosslink density.
The coatings generally do not discolor upon exposure to
light, especially ultraviolet from sunlight or other sources,
moisture or oxygen. A serious shortcoming of these cross-
linkers is that they tend to liberate formaldehyde on curing
which is objectionable to both formulators and end-users.
Moreover, coatings crosslinked with these materials have a
tendency to brittleness, at leas~ as compared with other
coatings such as polyurethane coatings.
Crosslinking agents based on beta-hydroxyalkyl
carbamates are known from Valko, U.S. 4,435,559. Valko
describes curable compositions comprising a bis(beta-
hydroxyalkyl carbamate) crosslinker, an active-hydrogen
material and a cure catalyst. The Valko crosslinkers are
prepared from diisocyanate intermediates. The coatings
derived from aromatic blocked diisocyanates are not light
stable in outdoor use. Although coatings prepared there-
from are more flexible than the aforementioned melamine-
formaldehyde based coatings, they suffer from poor cross-
link density, poor hardness and poor organic solventresistance. Moreover, they require use and handling of
hazardous and toxic isocyanate materials.
Another patent dealing with beta-hydroxyalkyl car-
bama~e crosslinkers is Jacobs, III, Parekh and Blank, U.S.
4,484,994, which discloses their use in cathodically
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electrodepositable coating compositions.
Accordingly, to overcome certain drawbacks of the
prior art crosslinkers, it is an object of the present in-
vention to provide new and improved crosslinking agents for
use with active hydrogen containing materials and polymers
which impart the hardness, toughness, solvent resistance
and light stability of melamine-formaldehyde crosslinkers
but without the brittleness, and which possess the abrasion
resistance and flexibility of polyurethane coatings.
It is another object of the present invention to
provide melamine-urethane crosslinkers for curable systems
which are formaldehyde and isocyanate free.
It is a further object of the present invention to
provide curable coating compositions for use in powder coat-
ing, electrocoating and solvent-borne coating applications.
SUMMAR~ OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with these and other objects, the
present invention provides new and improved urethane-
functional s-tria~ine crosslinking agents comprising:
(i) a compound of the formula
R3
I'
N
R2 Rl
wherein Rl is
~ Al-NHCO2Q
N
\ A2-NHC02Q
wherein Al and A2 are, independently, straight or branched
chain divalent alkylene o~ from about 2 to about 10 carbon
atoms and Ql and Q2 are, independently straight or branched
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chain alkyl or alkoxyalkyl of from about 1 to about 20 carbon
atoms or straight or branched chain beta-hydroxyalkyl o~ from
about 2 to about 10 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are, independently,
the same as R1 and, in addition, C1, Br, I, oR4~ -NHR5, _NR5R6,
R3
N 1N
~oJ
N
R1 NHR7~H
N N
1~0~1 ~
N
R NR -N-
R8 R9
and R4, R5, R6 are, independently, a monovalent- and R7 is a
divalent ~liphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or alkylaromatic
radial, which can contain heteroatoms such as O, N, S or P,
either in the chain or as side substituents and R8 and R9 are
the same as R4, R5 and R6 and, in addition, hydrogen or, when
R7, R8 and R9 are taken together, divalent heterocyclic
incorporating the nitrogens to which they are attached;
(ii) a self-condensed oligomer of (i);
15 (iii) a urethane or urea compound comprising the
reaction product of ~i) or (ii) with a mono- or polyol or
a mono- or polyamine; or
(iv) a mixture of any of the foregoing.
With respect to compound (i) Al and A2 are prefer-
ably C2-C6 alkyl and Ql and Q2 are beta-hydroxyethyl, beta-
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hydroxy propyl, e.g., a mixture of beta-hydroxy-alpha-
methylethyl and beta-hydroxy-beta~methylethyl, cr a mixture
of beta-hydroxypropyl and butyl or octyl. Also preferred are
oligomers of (i) in which Al and A2 are ethylene and Ql and
S Q2 are beta-hydroxyethyl or beta-hydroxypropyl, as well as
triazines in which R2 and R3 are the same as Rl.
Also contemplated by the present invention are
thermosettable compositions comprising:
(a) a cross-linking agent comprising:
(i) a triazine compound selected from a com-
pound of the formula:
R3
N 1N
~ NO,~
R2 R
wherein Rl is
~ Al--NHC02Q
N
A2 -NHCO 2Q
wherein Al and A2 are, independently, straight or branched
chain divalent alkylene of from about 2 to about 10 carbon
atoms and Ql and Q2 are, independently straight or branched
chain alkyl or alkoxyalkyl of from about 1 to about 20 carbon.
atoms or straight or branched chain beta-hydroxyalkyl of from
about 2 to about 10 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are, independent-
ly, the same as Rl and, in addition, Cl, Br, I, oR4, -NHR5,
NRSR6
~3~4~
N N
/ N
Rl NHR7NH-
N ~ N
/ N
Rl NR7 N
R R
and R4, R5, R6 are, independently, a monovalent- and R7 is a
divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or alkylaromatic
radical, which can contain heteroatoms such as O, N, S or P,
either in the chain or as side substituents and R8 and R9 are
the same as R4, R5 and R6 and, in addition, hydrogen or, when
R7, R8 and R9 are taken together, divalent heterocyclic
incorporating the nitrogens to which they are attachedi
(ii) a self-condensed oligomer of (i);
(iii) a urethane or urea compound comprising
the reaction product of ~i) or (ii) with a mono- or polyol
or a mono- or polyamine; or
(iv) a mixture of any of the foregoing, and,
optionally,
(b) a polymer containing two or more active
hydrogen functional groups; and
(c) optionally, a cross-linking catalyst; the
cross-linking agent (a) and the polymer (b) being stable
relative to each other in the composition at am~ient
temperature and reactive with each other at elevated
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temperature.
In preferred features of this aspect of the in-
vention, the material (b) contains at least two reactive
carboxyl, alcoholic hydroxy or amide groups, or a mixture of
such groups, preferably a hydroxy-functional acrylic resin,
a polyester polyol or a polyether polyol. Preferably the
triazine will be as set forth specifically above, and the
cure catalyst, if used, will be a metalorganic compound or
quaternary salt, as set forth hereinafter.
Alternatively, the urethane-functional s-triazine
compounds of the above formulae can be used as
(a) a self-crosslinkable material, alone, or
(b) with an optional catalyst in providing pro-
tective and/or decorative coatings and binders.
Also provided by the invention are articles of
manufacture comprising substrates protectively coated with
a baked and cured composition as defined above.
Also i~ accordance with this invention there is
provided a novel process for the preparation of a triazine
compound of the formula
R3
N N
' ~0~
/ N
R2 Rl
b a
wherein Rl is
~3U~0~5
--8--
Al-NHC02Q
/ a
--N
A2-NHC02Q
wherein Al and A2 are, independently, straight or branched
chain divalent alkylene of from about 2 to about 10 carbon
atoms and Ql and Q2 are, independently, straight or branched
a b
chain beta-hydroxyalkyl of from about 2 to about 10 carbon
atoms; R2~and R3care, independently, the same as Rl and, in
addition, Cl, Br, I or oR4, wherein R4 is monovalent
a a
aliphatic of from abou~ 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, said pro-
cess comprising reacting a compound of the formula
Al~NHco2Q
/ a
H - N
A~-NHco2Q
with a compound of the formula
N N
Y X
' '' '' . ', :
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wherein at least one of X, Y and Z are displaceable groups
selected ~rom Cl, Br, I or -oR4 and any remaining groups
a
are non-displaceable groups of the formula
Al-NHCO2Q
/ a
N
A2-NHco2Q
h i Al A2 Ql Ql and R4 are as defined above option-
a b a
ally in the presence of a condensation catalyst, until forma-
tion of the desired compound is substantially complete and,
if desired, reacting a produc~ having no more than one of
said displaceable groups X, Y and Z with a dialkylamine to
form a dimer, sel~-condensing.the product to an oligomer, or
forming a urethane or urea compound comprising a product from
any such compound having at least one of said displaceable
groups by reaction with a mono- or polyol or a mono- or poly-
amine, and recovering said products.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As starting materials to produce the urethane-
functional s-triazine crosslinking agents of this invention,
there can be used the triazines, such as cyanuric chloride,
and/or obvious chemical equivalents thereof known in the art.
Many of the starting materials are commercially available,
and they can be made by well known procedures. In accordance
with the present invention, the starting materials are re-
acted with a bis-hydroxyalkyl iminodiethylene dicarbamate
made, for example, by reacting a cyclic alkylene carbonate
with a polyalkylenepolyamine, such as diethylenetriamineO
The preparation of the bis-hydroxyalkyl iminodiethylene
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biscarbamates is described in Australian Patent 587,372.
The above-cited Valko patent describes ma]cing 2-hydroxy-
alkyl carbamates by reacting 1,2-diols with isocyanates.
The mole ratio of beta-hydroxyalkyl carbamate to tri-
azine compound is selected to provide the desired degree of sub-
stitution.
As will be seen by the examples herein, the reaçtants
are mixed in suitable media, such as water-acetone-alkanol mix-
tures, preferably in the presence of an acid acceptor, such as
sodium hydroxide, if, for example, cyanuric chloride is used as
the source of the triazine xing. Low temperatures, e.g., below
about 20C promote the formation of mono-substituted products,
higher temperatures, e.g., between about 25 and 70C favor the
formation of di-substituted products; and still higher tempera-
tures, e.g., above about 100C favor tri-substitution. Recovery
of the product is conventional, e.g., by precipitation and washing
free of any acidic byproduct or basic acid acceptor.
The monomeric products of the process can be self-
condensed to produce oligomeric compounds, suitable such com-
pounds, e.g., monochlorotriazines can also be dimerized, e.g., by
reacting with diamines, such as piperazine, and they can also be
functionalized with amines, such as piperidine, as will be ex-
emplified. Transesterification with alcohols, polyols, monoamines
and polyamines also produce useful derivatives, as will be shown.
The substituents de~ined by A1, A2, Ql and Q2, as well
as R-R7 in the Formulae above can vary widely in carbon content,
and the groups can be straight chain, branched chain and ali-
cyclic. Representative compounds will be exemplified herein-
after.
Typical of radicals Al and A2 are
-CH2CH2-
.~
~ ~ ~ t
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-CH2CH2CH2-
-CH2-CH(CH3)c~2
2CH(C~2CH3)(CH2)3)CH2- and
-CH2(cH2)8cH2-~ and the like.
Illustrative of groups Q and Q are
-c~3
C 2CH3
-CH2 (CH2 ) 18CH3
-CH2CH2OH
-CH2CH(CH3)OH
-cH2cH(OH)cH2cH3
-cH2cH(OH)(cH2)3cH3~
-CH2CH(Off)(CH2)7CH3, and the like.
Typical of groups ~4, R5, R6 are Cl-C30 radicals
such as
-CH3
-CH2CH3
-CH2 ~ CH2 ) 18CH3
~ CH3
-CH2 ~
~ OCH3
~)-NFs2
-SR
~ PO(CH3)3
-N ~
-N ~ N~CH3 R being hydrogen or alkyl, and the
like.
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Typical of divalent radicals -N - R7 - N- are
R8 R9
a
H H
-N N-
/
--NHCH2CH2NH- '
-N(CH3)CH2CH2N(CH3)-
-NHCH2CH2NHCH2CH2NH--
-N- ~ N- and the like.
CH3 3
The composition containing the crosslinking agents,
polymers, and, optionally, catalyst, is heated to an elevated
temperature at which the hydroxyalkyl carbamate groups of the
cross-linker react with active functional groups of the poly-
mer to cross-link the polymer and produce diol leaving groups
of low toxicity, such as propylene glycol or ethylene glycol.
A typical reaction sequence of, for example, a hydroxy func-
tional group containing pol~mer is shown in equation (1) andthat ~or an amine functional group containing polymer is
shown in equation (2).
(1) H~ CH3 H O CH
Rl N-C-O-CHCH20H ~ ROH CAT~ R1N-CO-R ~ HOCHCH20H
(~) H O CH3 H O H~ CH
CAT ~ ll I 1 3
Rl N-C-O-CHCH20H + RNH2 ~ RlN-C-NR + HOCHCH20H
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With carboxyl functional group polymers, amide
groups are formed in the reaction and the reaction products
of the cross-linking reaction are CO2 and the corresponding
1,2-diol. Generally, the leaving groups in the cross-linking
reaction are, as illustrated above, diols of low toxicity,
such as propylene glycol or ethylene glycol. Any attempt to
prepare the above described hydroxyalkyl carbamate compounds
by reac~ion of a diisocyanate with a di- or polyol would be
difficult or impossible inasmuch as the formation of poly-
urethane polymers or gelation would occur.
The amount of hydroxyalkyl carbamate selected in atypical formulation will of course depend on the cross-
linking density desired. Typically, the proportion and
compositions of resin and cross-linker are selected to
provide from about 0.2 to about 5 moles of hydroxyalkyl
carbamate groups per mole of active functional group on the
polymer. If larger proportions of cross-linker carbamate
groups to functional sites on the polymer are used, the
cross-linker will also undergo some self-condensation, as
shown in equation (3).
H O R H O R O H R
~ 11 1 1 l1 1 1, 1 1
(3) RN--C-O--CHC~20H-----~ RN-C-O-CH-C~2 O-C--N-R + HOCHCH20H
The cross-linkable resins utilizable in the present
invention may comprise any suitable polymer containing active
hydrogen functional groups, i.e., suitable functional groups
which will react, upon heating, preferably upon heating in
the presence of a catalyst, with the urethane functional
groups on the cross-linker of the invention. Such active
groups comprise hydroxyl, amine, amide, thiol and carboxyl
groups and, accordingly, resins containing such groups are
utilizable in the practice of the invention. The function-
ality of the polymers employed can be as low as 2 but is
preferably 3 or higher, and the molecular weight may range,
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for example, from about 300 to about 100,000. For example,
acrylic polymers useful in the invention usually have a
molecular weight range o from about 1,000 to about 50,000.
A typical functional group content of, for example,
hydroxyl resins utilizable in the invention is from about 0.5
to about 4 milliequivalents ("meq") hydroxyl per gram of
resin solids.
An illustrative, but by no means exhaustive, list
of polymers which may be usefully employed in the invention
includes acrylic, polyester, vinyl, epoxy, polyurethane,
polyamide, cellulosic, alkyd and silicone resins. Acrylic
resins useful in the invention can be derived from ~he acry-
lic acid or methacrylic acid esters of Cl to C18 aliphatic
alcohols. Optionally, acrylonitrile, styrene or substituted
styrene can be incorporated into the polymer. Additional
comonomers suitable for such use are maleic or fumaric acid
esters or half esters. Functional groups can be derived from
the hydroxyalkyl esters of acrylic, methacrylic, maleic or
fumaric acid. Carboxyl functionality can be derived from
alpha and beta unsaturated carboxylic acids such as those
mentioned below.
Polyester and alkyd resins suitable for use with
the urethane-functional triazine cross-linker can be de-
rived from diols, polyols, mono-, di-, and polybasic acids.
Examples of such suitable diols or polyols are ethylene
glycol, propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, diethylene
glycol, dipropylene glycol, neopentyl glycol, trimethylpen-
tane diol, cyclohexanedimethanol, trimethylolpropane, tri-
methylolethane and glycerine pentaerythritolO Typical
carboxylic acids useful in preparing hydroxy and carboxyl
~unctional polyester and alkyds are C8 to Cl~ aliphatic mono-
carboxylic acids, C4 to C10 aliphatic dicarboxylic acids,
aromatic mono-, di, and tricarboxylic acids such as benzoic
acid, o-, m-, p-phthalic acids, or tri-mellitic acid, dimeric
atty acids, and hydroxy carboxylic acids such as dimethylol
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propionic acid or caprolactone.
Vinyl polymers particularly suitable for use in the
invention are hydroxy and carboxyl functional geoup-contain
ing polymers containing either vinyl chloride or vinyl
acetate as one of the comonomers.
Epoxy resins particularly suitable for use in the
invention are hydroxy or amine functional resins. These are
normally derived from bisphenol-A, bisphenol-F, or phenol
formaldehyde resins and epichlorohydrin. The epoxy resins
may also be formed from cycloaliphatic epoxies.
Polyurethanes particularly suitable for use in the
invention may be hydroxyl, carboxyl, or amine functional and
may be derived either from polyester or polyether polyols and
a polyisocyanate.
Polyamides particularly suitable for use in the in-
vention may be either amine or carboxyl functional and can be
obtained by the conventional techniques of condensing poly-
basic acids with polyamines or by reacting polyamines with
caprolactam.
Cellulose based hydroxyl functional resins such as
cellulose acetobutyrate, and hydroxyethyl cellulose can also
be reacted with the hydroxyalkyl carbamate-containing amines
of the invention. Hydroxy functional silicones can also be
cross-linked with the hydroxyalkyl carbamate cross-linker and
are therefore well-suited for use in the invention.
All of the above mentioned active functional group-
containing resins can be used in either organic solvent
solution, as a powdered solid, or as dispersions in water or
organic co-solvent aqueous solutions. Depending on resin
structure, these uncross-linked polymers will be preferably
used in one of the above mentioned forms. Blends of two or
more of the above polymers can also be used. Further, the
polymer and carbamate cross-linking agent blend may be
pigmented, as is known in the art, to achieve a desired
appearance of the coating.
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Depending on the application process, either a solid
powder or a liquid is applied onto the substrate to be coated
and after evaporation of any solvent present9 the system is
cured for a sufficient period of time, e.g., from several
minutes to several hours, at temperatures sufficient to effect
cure, e.g., from about 200 to about 400~F (about 93 to 204C).
A cross-linking catalyst may be used to promote
cross-linking of the thermosetting composition of the
invention. The catalyst may be an external catalyst or it
may be incorporated as an internal catalyst during prepara~
tion of the functional group-containing resin, as is known
in the art. For example, quaternary ammonium hydroxide
groups may be incorporated into the resin. Any suitable
crosslinking catalyst may be utilized (such as known metal-
containing catalysts, e.g., lead, tin, zinc, and titaniumcompounds) as well as ternary or quaternary compounds as
described below. Benzyltrimethyl ammonium hydroxide, di-
butyltindilaurate, tetrabutyl diacetoxy stannoxane and
similar compounds are good catalysts for achieving cross-
linking at elevated temperatures in the range of from about100 to about 175C (about 212 to about 347F) for a period
of a few seconds to about 30 minutes. A catalyst may be
present in a formulation in the arnount of from about 0.1 to
about 10% by weight of the polymer, preferably from about 1
to about 5% by weight of the polymer.
The catalyst may comprise ternary or quaternary
catalysts such as known compounds of the formula:
Rr - S - Rp X and Rs - M - Rq X , respectively,
q Rr
where Rp, Rq9 Rr and Rs may be equivalent or different and
may be a Cl to C20 aliphatic, aromatic, benzylic, cyclic
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aliphatic and -the like, where M may be ni-trogen, phosphorus, or
arsenic (to provide, respec-tively, quaternary ammonium,
phosphonium or arsonium compounds), where S is sulfur (to provide
a ternary sulfonium compound) and where X may be hydroxide,
alkoxide, bicarbonate, carbonate, formate, acetate, lactate, an
other carboxylates derived from volatile organic carboxylic acids
or the like. Such salts of carboxylic acids are effective to
promote the low temperature cure provided that the carboxylic acid
portions of the salt are volatile.
A typical composition of the present invention contains,
in weight proportions, based on the weight of resin solids for the
resinous components, Erom about 15 to about 50 parts of the cross-
linking agent of this invention, from about 50 to about 85 parts
of the polymer containing two or more active hydrogen functional
groups and, when present, from about 0.1 to about 5 parts of the
cross-linking catalyst.
The compositions o the present invention are stable at
ambient tempera-ture and must be heated to an elevated temperature
in order to cause the cross-linking reaction to occur at an
appreciable rate. ~enerally, an elevated temperature of about
200F (about 93C) or more is required to effectuate the cross-
linking reaction at an appreciable rate. As used herein and in
the claims, an 'lelevated" temperature is one which is sufficient
to cure the deposited composition by causing the cross-linking
reaction to occur at a desired rate, usually a rate sufficient to
effectuate cure within a period of 1 hour or less.
In many ins-tances a pigment composition and various
conventional additives such as antioxidants, surface active
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agents, coupling agents, flow control additives, and the like, can
be included. The pigment composition may be of any conventional
type, such as, one or more pigments such as iron oxides, lead
oxides, strontium chromate, carbon black, titanium dioxide, talc,
barium sulfate, cadmium yellow, cadmium red, chromic yellow, or
the like.
After deposition on a substrate, such as a steel panel,
the coating composition is devolatilized and cured at elevated
temperatures by any convenient method such as in baking ovens or
with banks of infrared heat lamps or in microwave ovens. Curing
can be ob-tained at temperatures in the range of from 120C. to
about 300C., preferably from 150C. to about 200C. for from
about 30 minutes at the lower temperatures to about 1 minute at
the higher temperatures.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The following examples illustrate the compounds and
compositions of the present invention. They are not to be
construed as limiting the claims in any manner. All parts are by
weight.
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EXAMPLE 1
2,4-Bis[N,N-bis[(2-hydroxyethoxycarbonylamino)-
ethyl]amino 6-chloro-s-triazine (TECT) (I)
To 50g water in a 3-neck flask equipped with stir-
S rer and a thermometer, were added 9.2g (0.05m) of cyanuric
chloride, dissolved in 50g acetone below 10C. To the white
slurry of cyanuric chloride, 27.9g of bis(2-hydroxyethyl)
(iminodiethylene)biscarbamate (HEC), NH(CH2CH2NHCO2CH2CH2OH)2
dissolved in 50g of water wa~ added over a period of 15 min-
utes. During the addition, the reaction temperature wasmaintained below 12C. After complete addition oE HEC, the
slurry turned into a clear solution. To this was added 10%
caustic to maintain the reaction pH at about 7 and the
reaction mixture was allowed to warm up to 25C. At 25C, as
the reaction progressed, a white crystalline solid slowly
separated out. After 4 hrs. at 25-35C, the solids were
separated by filtration, washed with water and recrystall-
ized from ethanol. The product yield was 24g and m.p.
174C. The structure of the procluct was confir~ed by
nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr) and fast atomic bombardment
(fab), mass spectrometry to be that of FORMULA I:
N ( CH2CH2NHC02CH2CH20H ) 2
N ~ N
/~ N/l\
Cl N ( CE12CH2NHC02CH2cH 20H ) 2
( I )
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EXAMPLE 2
Hexakis[2-(2-hydroxyethoxycarbonyl-
amino)ethyl]melamlne (HECM)(II)
To 6.7g of (I) (Example 1, TECT) were added 2.8g
HEC, 0.84g sodium bicarbonate and 2Sg ethylene glycol. The
reaction mixture was then heated to 115C. in an oil bath
for 4 hours, after which most of the HEC had reacted with
TECT as indicated by amine titration of the reaction
mixture. Ethylene glycol was distilled off under reduced
pressure. The residue was poured into methanol. Separated
solids were filtered and recrystallized from methanol.
Yield 5.6 g (60% of theoretical), m.p. 192C. The nmr and
fab mass spectra confirmed the product to be of FORMULA II:
N(cH2cH2~Hco2cH2cH2oH)2
N O N
/~ N
(HOCH2CH2O2CHNCH2CH2)2N N(C~2CH2NHCO2CH2CH2OH)~
(II)
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EXAMPLE 3
Hexakis[2-t2-hydroxypropoxycarbonyl-
amino)ethyl]melamine (HPCM) (III)
As in Example 1, 9.29 (0.05m) of cyanuric chloride
was slurried into water in a suitably equipped 3 neck flask~
To the slurry was added 78g (0.02m) of bis(2-hydroxypropyl)
(iminodiethylene)bis carbamate (HPC), an isomeric mixture of~
NH(CH~CH2N~CO2CH(CH3)CH2OH)2 and NH(CH2CH2NHCO2C~2CH(cH3)_
OH)2, (80% by weight in isobutanol) below 10C. After
complete addition of HPC to the reaction mixture, the tem-
perature of the mixture was allowed to rise to 25C. A
clear, pale yellow solution was obtained. The clear solution
after several hours at 25C was treated with Dowex~ lX8 (OH )
anion exchange resin to remove HCl. The HCl free solution
was then stripped under reduced pressure to remove acetone
and water. The water-free syrupy residue, 90g, and 100 g of
propylene glycol were heated on an oil bath to 115C for 4
hours. The total free amine in ~he mixture was 36 meq.
The reaction mixture in methanol was treated fir~t with
Dowex~ lX8(0H ) and subsequently with Dowex~ 50WX8(H+) ion
exchange resins to remove Cl and free HPC. After removal of
methanol and ethylene glycol under reduced pressure a white
solid product was obtained. Its structure was confirmed by
spectroscopy to be of FORMULA III:
Rl
N N
~,1
/ N
R3 R2
(III)
... ' .' ' ,
. . . .
J 3~
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wherein Rl, R2 and R3 are -N(C~2C~2NHCO2CH(CH3)CH2OH)2 or
-N(c~2cH2NHco2cH2cH(cH3)oH)2
The product (III) as shown by the above formula was
an isomeric mixture of compounds containing primary and
secondary hydroxy groups. The yield was 32g (64% of theory),
and the melting point was 110-120C.
.
EXAMPLE 4
2,4-Bis[M,N-bis~(2-hydroxypropoxy carbonylamino-
ethy~lamino]-6-chloro-s-triazine (TPCT) (IV)
In a suitably equipped 3-neck flask, 9.2g (0.05m)
of cyanuric chloride solution in 50g of acetone was slurried
in 50g of water below 10C. To this was added slowly 38.89
of ~PC (80% in isobutanol) dissolved in 50g of water below
10C, maintaining temperature of the reaction mixture. At
the complete addition of HPC, the reaction mixture turned
into a clear, pale yellow solution. The batch temperature
was allowed to rise while maintinaing the pH of 6-7 by slow
addition of 10% caustic solution to the batch. After com-
pletion of the reaction (after 3-4 hours at 25-30C) water
was removed from the reaction mixture by azeotroping with
n-butanol under reduced pressure. The separated sodium
chloride was filtered off. The clear filtrate was vacuum
stripped to remove butanol. After the removal of butanol, a
syrupy product was obtained, which on long standing, solidi-
2~ fied. The mass spectrum of the syrup product indicated itto be of FOR~ULA IV:
R
o
/ ~ N
Cl
~3~4~l3S
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wherein R2 and R3 are -N(CH2CH2NHCO2CH(CH3)CH2OH)2 or
-N(cH2cH2NHco2cH2cH(cH3)OH)2
(IV)
The solidified product (TPCT), which is an isomeric mixture
as shown by the above formula, was crystallized from
acetone. The yield was 6g and the melting point was
135-140C~
~ 3~40~S
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EXAMPLE 5
Reaction of FORMULA I (TECT) with Piperidine
In a suitably equipped round bottom flask were
charged 6.7g of the product of Example 1 (T~CT)(0.Olm), 0.~59
(0.Olm) of piperidine and 0.84g of sodium bicarbonate and 259
of ethylene glycol. The mixture was heated on an oil bath to
115C for 4 hours. The total free base after this reaction
period was 1.4 meq. Ethylene glycol was removed by distilla-
tion under reduced pressure below 150C~ The resinous
product was dissolved in methanol. The separated sodium
chloride was filtered off and washed with small amounts of
methanol. After removal of methanol from the reaction
product, a glassy solid was obtained. Mass spectra of the
product indicated it to be of FORMULA V:
'.
N
N N
~ NO,,~
(Ho(~H2cH2ocHNcH2cH2)2N ~7(cH2cH2NHco2cH2cH2oH)2
(V)
~3~
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EXAMPLE 6
Reaction o~ FORMULA IV (TPCT) with Piperidine
In a suitably equipped round bottom flask were
charged 43.5g (0.06m) of the product of Example 4 (TPCT),
11.5g (0.13m) of piperidine, 5.43g (0.06m) of sodium bicar-
bonate, and 969 of propylene glycol mono-methyl ether. The
mixture was heated at 120C for 5 hours. -Sodium chloride was
separated from the product by filtration. Dowex~ 50WX8(H+)
ion exchange resin was added to the solution and stirred 30
minutes to remove excess amine. The resin beads were
separated from the product by filtration. The propylene
glycol mono-methyl ether was stripped from the product under
vacuum at 110C. The product was a resinous material. Mass
spectra indicated the compound to be of FORMULA VI:
15' ~ )
N o N
R2 N R3
wherein R2 and R3 are -N(CH2CH2NHCO2CH(CH3)CH2OH)2 or
-N(cH2cH2NHco2cH2cH(cH3)OH)2
(VI)
~3(~ S
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EXAMPLE 7
Reaction of FORMUL~_IV (TPCT)_w th Dodecylamine
In a reaction vessel were charged 16.6g (0.02m) of
the product of Example 4 (TPCT), 8.5g (0.04m) of dodecylamine,
l.9g (0.02m) of sodium bicarbonate, and 50g of propylene
glycol monomethyl ether. The mixture was heated at 115C for
2.5 hours. Sodium chloride was separated from the product by
filtration. ~owex~ lX8(0H-) ion exchange resin was added and
the mixture was stirred 30 minutes to remove free chloride
ions. The resin beads were filtered out and Dowex~ 50WX8(~)
ion exchange resin was added. The mixture was stirred 30
minutes to remove excess amine and then the resin beads were
removed by filtration. The propylene glycol monomethyl ether
was stripped from the product under vacuum at 110Ca The
product was a resinous material. Mass spectra indicated the
compound to be of FORMULA (VII):
( C~ 2 )' L lCH3
N ~ N
N J \
Rl R2
wherein Rl and R2 are -N(C~2CH2NHCO2C~(CH3)CH2OH)2 or
-N(cH2cH2NHco2cH2cH(cH3)oH)2
(VII)
. .... ,.. ~ . .
~L3~41~
EXAMPLE 8
REACTION OF FORMULA I (TECT) WITH PIPERAZINE
In a suitably equipped round bottom flask were
charged 14.85g (0.02m) of the product of Example 1 (TECT),
0.97g (0.Olm) of piperazine, 1.89g (0.02m) of sodium bi-
carbonate, and 53g of propylene glycol mono-methyl ether.
The mixture was heated at 115C for 5 hours. The propylene
glycol monomethyl ether was stripped from the product under
vacuum at 110C. The solid product was washed with water to
remove sodium chloride. The product was finally dried to
remove water. Mass spectra indicated the product to be of
FORMULA VIII:
Rl Rl
~ N ~
Rl and R2 are -N(CH2C~2NHCO2CH2CH2OH)2
lS (VIII)
: . .:,
- ~3~40~S
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EXAMPLE 9
REACTION OF FORMULA_IV (TPCT) WITH PIPERAZINE
In a suitably equipped round bottom fla~k were
charged 32~6g (0.045m) of the product of Example 4 (TPCT),
1.3g (0.015m) of piperazine, 3.8g (0.045m) of sodium bicar-
bonate, and 61g of propylene glycol monomethyl ether. The
mixture was heated at 115C for 4 hours. Sodium chloride
and sodium bicarbonate were separated from the product by
filtration. The propylene glycol monomethyl ether was
stripped from the product under vacuum at 110C. The pro-
duct was a resinous material. P3ass spectra confirmed the
structure to be of FORMULA IX: ~
Rl Rl
N ~ ~ - N ~ _ < ~ N
wherein Rl and ~2 are -N(CH2CH2NHCO2CH(CH3)CH2OH)2 or
-N(CH2C~2N~ICO2CH2CH(CH3)OH)2
~IX)
~ ~ \
~3~40~;
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EXAMPLE 10
Preparation of 2-Bis[N,N-bis[(2-hydroxypropoxy car-
bonylaminoethyl]-amino-4,6-dichloro-s-triazine (X)
To a reaction vessel is added 15.6g (0.05m) of
bis(2-hydroxypropyl)(iminodiethylene)bis carbamate dissolved
in 50g of N-butanol. To this solution is added 4.2g of
sodium bicarbonate. Then, at 0-5C, is added slowly 9.2g
(0.05m) of cyanuric chloride dissolved in 75g of ethyl
acetate. The reaction mixture is allowed to stir at 0-5C
and progress of the reaction was monitored by thin layer
chromatography (tlc). As soon as all the cyanuric chloride
is converted to monosubstituted product, the reaction mix-
ture is filtered and washed with ethyl acetate to separate
sodium chloride from the filtrate. The product is isolated
by removing ethyl acetate and n-butanol under reduced
pressure.
EXAMPLE 11
Preparation of 2-Bis[N,N-bis[(2-hydroxyethoxy car-
bonyl aminoethyl]amino]4,6-dichloro-s-triazine (XI)
This compound is prepared by the same procedure as
in Example 10 except that cyanuric chloride (0.05m) is re-
acted with bis(2-hydroxyethyl)(iminodiethylene)biscarbamate
(0.05m).
. .
~3~0l 3S
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EXAMPLE 12
Preparation of 2,4-bis[N,N-bis[t2-hydroxypropoxy carbonyl
aminoeth l]-amino]-6-di-n-butYlamino-s-triazine (XII)
Y ~
In a suitably equipped round bottom flask were
S charged 21.75g (0.03m) of the product of Example 4 (TPCT),
4.65g (.036m) of di-n-butylamine, 2.52g (0.03m) of sodium
bicarbonate, and 200g n-butanol. The mixture was heated to
reflux (118-120C) for 4.5 hours. The reaction was followed
by thin layer chromatography (tlc). The reaction was stopped
when practically all of IV was conver~ed to the product. The
reaction mixture was filtered to remove sodium chloride. The
trace amount of di-n-butyl amine was removed by Dowexr
50WX8(H+) ion exchange resin. After removal of n-butanol the
product was recrystallized from ethyl acetate. Yield: 17g
15 (69% of theory) mp 125-130C. N.m.r. of the product con-
firmed the structure as shown below. The product is soluble
in common organic solvents used :in coatings.
N ( n-C4E~ 9 ) 2
/N~ O ~
R2 Rl
wherein Rl and R2 are -N(CH2CH2NHCO2CH2(CH3)CH2OH2)2 or
-N~cH2cH2NHco2cH(cH3)oH)2
(XII)
~3~40~S
EXAMPLE 13
Preparation of 2,4-bis[N,N-bis[(2 hydroxypropoxy carbonyl
amino ethyl~-amino]~6-dl-iso-butylamino-s-triazine (XIII)
In a suitably equipped round bottom flask were
charged 21.5g (0.03m) of the product of Example 4 (TPCT),
4.65g (0.036m) o~ diisobutylamine, 2.52g (0.03m) of sodium
bicarbonate, and 60g 2-propoxypropanol. The mixture was
heated to reflux for 7 hours. tlc shows practically all
product and only a trace amount of IV. The reaction mixture
was worked up as in Example 12. After removal of solvent a
sirupy product was obtained. On complete drying a glassy
solid was obtained m.p. ~55C. The yield was quantitative.
The n.m.r. confirmed the structure as shown below. The
product is soluble in common organic solvents such as methyl
ethyl ketone, toluene, ethyl acetate, n-butanol, etc. It is
insoluble in water.
N(C'H2CH(CH3)2)2
/~ NO ~
R2 Rl
wherein Rl and R2 are -N(CH2CH2NHCO2CH~CH3)CH2OH2)2 or
-N(cH2cH2NHco2~H2cH(cH3)oH)2
(XIII)
~3~)~Q~5
EXAMPLE 14
~ . _
Preparation of 2-bis[N,N-bis[(2-hydroxy propoxy carbonyl
aminoethyl]-amino]-4,6-dibutylamino-s-triazine (XIV)
This compound is prepared in two steps. First the
compound described in Example 10 is prepared without isolat-
S ing it. Then, to this product 8.4g NaHCO3, and 12.9g (O.lm)of di-n-butylamine are added and the reaction temperature is
raised slowly to 115C, after distilling off ethyl acetate.
The reaction temperature is maintained at 115C for several
hours to complete the substitution of chlorine atoms by di-
butylamine. After the reaction is complete, sodium chlorideformed during the reac~ion is filtered off. After removal of
n-butanol the desired product is obtained.
EXAMPLE 15
Preparation of 2-bis[N,N-bis[~2-hydroxypropoxy carbonyl
aminoethyl]-amlno]-4,6-diani1ino-s-triazine (XV)
This compound is prepared by following the proced-
ure of Example 14, but instead o;E di-n-butylamine, aniline
(9.2g, O.lmj is us2d.
EXAMPLE 16
-
Preparation of 2-bis[N,N-bis~2-hydroxypropoxy carbonyl-
aminoethyl]-amino-4-butylamino-6-anilino-s-triazine (XVI)
To a suitably equipped 3-necked flask, are added
15.6g (0.05m) of bis(2-hydroxypropyl)(imino diethylene)bis
carbamate dissolved in 50g of n-butanol. To this solution
are added slowly 9.2g (0.05m) of cyanuric chloride dissolved
in 75g of ethylacetate. The reaction mixture is allowed to
stir at 0-5C and progress of the reaction is monitored by
tlc. After all the cyanuric chloride is reacted to ~he mono
substitu~ed product, 8.4g of sodium bicarhonate and 3.65g
(0.05m) of n-butylamine are added. The reaction temperature
is raised to 35-45C and maintained there until most of the
n-butylamine has reacted. At this point 4.7g (0.05m) aniline
~3~L0~3S
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are added and the reaction temperature raised to 115C after
distilling out ethyl acetate. After about 5-6 hours, sodium
chloride is filtered off. After removal of n-butanol and
reaction work up the above-described product is obtained in
high yields.
NH-
N ~ N
~ J
/ N
c4 9 R
wherein Rl is -N(CH2CH2NHCO2CH(CH3)CH20H)2 or
-N(cH2cH2NHco2cH2cH(cH3)oH)2
(XV)
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EXAMPLE 17
Tcansesterification of ~ORMULA III
to Produce Crosslinker XVII
In an autoclave were charged lOOg (O.lm~ of the
compound of Example 3 (HPCM)(III), 2259 (3.Om) of n-butanol,
and 1.2g of dibutyltindilaurate catalyst. The autoclave was
heated in an oil bath on a magnetic stirrer hot plate to
155C. The reaction mixture was kept in the oil bath at
155C. for 5 hours. The pressure in the autoclave was about
40 psi. The resulting product mixture was a clear yellow
solution. It was soluble in common organic solvents at room
temperature. It was also miscible with commercially avail-
able acrylic resins and polyesters. The clear solution was
concentrated to 45% solids. The proton n.m.r. of the pro-
duct showed that about 40~ of hydroxypropylcarbamate groupswere transesterified with n-butanol. The average distribu-
tion of the hydroxypropylcarbamate to butylcarbamate was 2:3.
The transesterification reaction is shown below:
.
-N-cH2cH2NHco2cH(cH3)cH2oH ~ C~3(CH2)2C~2H
Tin
~ -N-cH2cH2NHco2~cH2)3cH3
Catalyst
CH 3 -CEI -CH 20H
OH
. . . :
~;314~
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EXAMPLE 18
Preparation of Crosslinker XVIII
In an autoclave were charged lOOg (O.lm) of the
compound of Example 3 (HPCM)(III), 3~0g (2.7m) of 2-propoxy-
propanol, and 1.2g of dibutyltindilaurate catalyst. Theautoclave was heated in an oil bath on a ~agnetic stirred hot
plate to 155~C. The reaction mixture in the autoclave was
stirrer with a magnetic stirrer. The reaction mixture was
kept in the oil bath at 155C for 6 hours. After this period
the resulting product mixture was a pale amber ~olution. It
was soluble in common organic solvents it was also misible
with commercially available polyesters and acrylic resins
such as Joncryl~ 500 (S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc.). The pro-
ton n.mOr. of the product showed that about 50% of hydroxy
propylcarbamate groups were transesterified with 2-propoxy-
propanol. The average distribution of the hydroxypropyl
carbamate to 2-propoxypropyl carbamate was 1:1. The product
solution was concentrated to 45.3% by partial removal of
2-propoxypropanol.
EXAMPLE ]9
Self-Crosslinked Melamine-Urethane Polymer Film
2.2g of the reaction product of piperidine and ~ECT
(Compound V from Example 5) was dissolved in n-butanol. To
this butanol solution were added 2 drops of benzyltrimethyl-
ammonium hydroxide (40~) and a drop of 1% solution of fluoro-
carbon surfactant FC 431 in n-butanol. The clear, pale
yellow blend was cast as a film on a zinc phosphate treated
cold rolled steel panel and baked at 150C for 20 minutes.
The resulting film was very hard and glass-like, and had
excellent resistance to acetone. The film thickness was 0.6
mil, Knoop hardness was 37, pencil hardness was greater than
5H and it passed the 1/8" mandrel bend test.
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EXAMPLE 20
A hydroxy-functional acrylic resin was prepared by
copolymerizing a blend of n-butyl acrylate (60 wt ~), styrene
(20 wt %), and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (20 wt %), using
dicumyl peroxide initiator and n-dodecyl mercaptan chain
transfer agent. The polymerization was carried out in 2-
ethoxyethanol at reflux te~perature (135-140C).
Ten grams of 75~ solution of a hydroxy functional
acrylic resin was blended with 2.5g of crosslinker of FORMULA
III (HPCM), 0.39 tetrabutyl diacetoxy stannoxane catalyst and
5g n-butanol. The blend was warmed to make it homogeneous.
The well-mixed homogeneous blend was cast on a zinc phosphate
treated cold rolled steel panel usiny #22 WirecatorD. The
films were baked at 150C and 1~5C for 20 minutes respec-
tively. The film properties are shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1
Properties of Acrylic Coatings
_ A B
3ake schedule 2C)'/150C 20'/175C
20 Film thickness 0.8 mil 0.9 mil
Pencil hardness 2B-B ~B-F
Impact resistance (Reverse) 80 in.lbs. 80 in.lbs.
MEK resistance (Double Rub) 100+ 100+
~umidity resistance t140F.) Passes 2 wks. Passes 3 wks.`
3L3~ 5
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EXAMPLE 21
Four formulations were prepared by blending a com-
mercially available polyester resin Multron~ 221-75 (Mobay),
crosslinker FOR~ULA III (HPCM) and a tin catalyst. Amounts
of each component are shown in Table 2. The 175C baked
films obtained from formulation E and F were essentially
crosslinked as indicated by MEK rubs. Films from formula-
tions C and D required 200C bake to achieve crosslinking.
Films from formulations E and F had 200+ MEK rubs. These
results show that tetrabutyl diacetoxy stannoxane (TBDAS) is
a more effective catalyst than dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTL) in
these formulations.
TABLE 2
Properties of Polyester - ~PCM Coatings
C D E F
Multron~ 221-75 16g 15g 15g 16g
Crosslinker III 4 5 5 4
DTL 0.2 0.2 -- --
TBDAS - -- 0.2 0.2
20 n-BuOH 8 8 8 8
~ake Schedule
175C/20'
(MEK rubs) No cure 35 175 100
~00/20'
(~EK rubs) 70 85 200~ 200+
The results reported in Tables 1 and 2 demonstrate that the
compound of FORMULA III (HPCM) functions as a cross-linker
to cross-link acrylic and polyester thermoset resins with
pendant hydroxy groups. The reduced cure response of the
polyester resin versus that of the acrylic resin is due to
the fact that the polyester resin has residual acid (acid
number 10) while the acrylic resin is free of any acid (acid
number 2). The presence of nonvolatile acid in the film
results in retardation of cure rate of transesterification
reaction required for cross-linking.
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2XAMPLE 22
~ , _
Modification of FORMULA III (~CPM) for Use as Cross-
linker For Cathodic Electro Coating (EC) Compositions
9~96g (0.Olm) of HPCM (Example 3) and 65g (0.OSm)
of 2-ethylhexanol were heated together to 155-160C in the
presence of 2g of tetrabutyl diacetoxy stannoxane for 6-1/2
hour~. After this period, 2-ethylhexanol was distilled off
under reduced pressure at 150-160~C. A white creamy solid
residue was obtained (17g) which dissolved in n-butanol
(4.7g) to a clear amber colored solution. Mass Spectra of
the product indicated the product mainly to be a mixture of
the following:
NR2 ~R2
~ N N o N
R2~ NR~ R2N N-(CH2CH2N~CO2CH(CH3)CH2OH)
R'
(1) (2)
R' = CH2CH2NHCO2C~H17
The product was insoluble in water and very hydro-
phobic. These properties make the product a suitable cross-
linker for cathodic EC compositions. Similar hydrophobic
cross-linkers can be prepared by oligomerization and by
transesterification of FORMULA III (HPCM) with hydrophobic
alcohols. Other hydrophobic s-triazine compounds with
pendant hydroxyalkylcarbamate groups, carbamate groups or
mixture of hydroxyalkyl carbamate groups can be used in
cathodic electrocoating as crosslinking agents. The cross-
linking ability of the product of this Example 22 is demon-
strated in Example 23 by cross-linking a cationic resin
suitable for cathodic electrocoating.
EXAMPLE 23
_
Nine and three-tenths grams of a cationic resin
(prepared according to U.S. Patent 3,984,299, adduct C) was
blended with 6g of the product of Example 22 (50% solution)
along with 0.1 g of dibutyltin dilaurate catalyst. The blend
was cast on a steel panel and baked at 175C/20'. The film
after the bake had a film thickness of 1 mil; a pencil hard-
ness of 3H; and a MEK rub resistance of 75-100.
EXAMPLE 24
To show efficacy of crosslinking agents of FOR~IULAE
XII, XIII, XVII, and XVIII. clear formulations were prepared
using hydroxy functional acrylic and polyester resins as
shown in Table 3. A formulation was also prepared with an
acrylic resin and methylated melamine-formaldehyde resin,
used widely in many industrial coatings (Control No. 7).
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TABLE 3
Coatin~ Formulations
FORMULATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
COMPOSITION ~ -----(this invention)-------------(control)
AGrylic Resinl -- -- 3.6 7.6 10 9.3 57.2
Joncryl~5002 3.3 -- -- --
Cargill 57763 -- 2.9 -- -- -- -- --
Crosslinker XII -- 0.9 -- -- -- -- --
Crosslinker XIII4
75% solution -- -- -- -- 3.4 4 --
Crosslinker XVII5 -- -- 1.65 4.2 -- -- --
Crosslinker XVIII6 1.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
Cymel~3037 -- -- -- -- -- -- 12.5
T~DAS8 0.03 0.03 0.036 0.1 0.1 0.1 --
15 n-DDBSA9 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.3
Resin/Crosslinker
Ratio 77/23 75/25 75/25 75/25 75/25 70/30 75/25
1 - Acrylic polymer prepared by copolymerizing n-butyl acrylate
(50 wt ~), styrene ~30 wt ~, and 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate
(20%). Hydroxy No. 94, 75% solution in 2-propoxypropanol.
2 - A commercially available resin from Johnson Wax.
3 - A commercially available polyester resin from Cargill.
4 - 75% solution in 2-methoxypropanol.
5 - 45% solution in n-butanol.
25 6 - 48.5% solution in 2 propoxypropanol.
7 - methylated melamine-formaldehyde resin available commercially from
American Cyanamid Company (Control).
8 - Tetrabutyl aiacetoxy stannoxane.
9 - n-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, 70% solution.
i
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The formulations were cast on zinc phosphate pre-
treated steel panels and the films were baked at 150C and
175C respectively. In case of formulation 2 r the films were
cast on aluminium panels and baked at 260C for 60 seconds,
commonly used in coil coating. The results of testing are
set orth in Table 4:
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r~ o ~ o o
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1~ U~
o o 3 E3
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ta
+
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r. o ~ 3: E o o
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S _1 ~ o ~ 5: 1 1 1 O
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o o 3:: o
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o o ~
U~ ~ 3 C~ o I ~ ~a
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o o ~ C C~ 3 ~: --x -- ~; I E *
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Film properties in Table 4 show ~hat crosslinked
films obtained by utilizing crosslinking agents of FOR~ULAE
XII, XIII, XVII and XVIII have good solvent resistance,
excellent hardness, and good flexibility. The humidity and
salt spray resistance of these films is also superior to the
films obtained from the acrylic-methylated melamine-formalde-
hyde crosslinking agent based control formulation. The other
advantage is that the formulations are formaldehyde free.
Experiments have also shown that, in unpigmented
coatings, crosslinked films obtained by using the novel
urethane-functional s-triazine crosslinker XVII had better
corrosion resistance, humidity resistance and better post-
forming properties as compared with films obtained with
commercially available alkylated melamine formaldehyde
crosslinkers as in control formuiation 7.
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EXAMPLE 25
Transesterification of FORMULA
III (HPCM) with 2-Butoxyethanol
50g (0.05m) of HPCM (III, Example 3) and 295 g of
S 2-butoxyethanol were heated to reflux at 160C in the
presence of Sg of tetrabutyl diacetoxy stannoxane for four
hours. The excess 2-butoxyethanol and propylene glycol
formed during the reaction were removed under reduced
pressure. The viscous residue was dissolved in methanol. On
standing, the tin catalyst separated from the solution. It
was filtered off and an amber colored residue was dissolved
in n-butanol, solids, content, 50.4%. The product was
insoluble in water. The expected structure of the product
having pendant 2-butoxyethylcarbamate groups is shown below.
The infrared spectrum was consistent with a product of
FORMULA XXV.
R2
N1
Rl and R3 are -N(CH2CH2NHCO2CH2CH2OC~H9)2 and
R2 is -N(CH2CH2NHCO2C~(CH3)CH2OH)2
(XXV)
.
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EXAMPLE 26
Preparation of Cationic Acrylic Polymer
and Cross-linking wlth Compound (XXV)
A cationic acxylic polymer with pendant hydroxy
groups (~ydroxy number 90) was prepared according to U.S.
4,026,855 (1977), described as cationic polymeric material E
in column 8. There were three minor changes (i) instead of
2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate was
utilized; (ii) the monomer-acrylic acid ester of methoxy
polyethylenoxyglycol (55) was eliminated; and (iii) the final
rosin solids were 76%. Thirty-five grams of the cationic
acrylic resin, 23g of crosslinking agent of Example 25, 12.5
g rutile titanium dioxide OR~600, 0.5 g acetic acid, and 0.5g
of tetrabutyl diacetoxy stannoxane were blended together on
high speed stirrer to obtain good dispersion and wetting of
the pigment. To this was slowly added deionized water to
make up the final volume of the paint dispersion to 500 ml.
The final paint solids were 10%, the bath pH was 4.9 and bath
conductivity was 440 Ohm 1 cm 1. The bath was allowed to age
overnight at room temperature. Next day phosphate coated
steel panels (BO 100~) were electrocoated using stainless
steel anode. The deposition characteristics and film proper-
ties after baking for 20 minutes are shown in Table 6.
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TABLE 5
Electrodeposited Cross-linked Acrylic Coatings
Time Film Impact MEK Rub
Deposition (Deposit- Bake Thickness Knoop (rev.) Resist-
5 Volta~e(v) ins(secs) Temp.C (mil) Hardness in.lb. ance
100 60 150 0.62 11.2 -- 200+
100 90 150 0.6 11.2 -- 200+
100 90 175 0.6 12.0 -- 200+
200 60 150 1.0 5.8 40+ 200+
10 200 ~0 175 1~0 12.5 20-30 200+
250 30 150 1.0 6.9 40+ 200+
250 30 175 loO 12.6 20-30 200+
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The results in Table 6 show that the bath had good
electrodeposition characteristics and films were completely
crosslinked at 150C in 20 minutes. However, the electro-
coating bath showed signs of instability after two weeks of
aging at room temperature.
EXAMPLE 27
A coating composition is prepared comprising an
acrylic resin which is a copolymer of n-butyl acrylate,
styrene and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate in 2-ethoxyethanol
(solids 75~, hydroxy number, 85), 18.7g, Compound of FORMU~A
III (HPCM), (40~ in cellosolve), 15g, and 0.2g of tetrabutyl
diacetoxy stannoxane catalyst were blended together to form a
clear resinous solution. Films were cast onto phosphate
treated steel panels and baked at 150C for 20 minutes. The
films were completely cured as indicated by resistance to
200+ M~K rubs.
EXAMPLE 28
A coating composition is prepared comprising the
reaction product of 1 mole of bisphenol A and 6 moles o~
ethylene oxide (hydroxyl number 212, Dow Chemical Co. XD-8025
polyol), 10g, compound of FO~MULA III, (HPCM) Example 3, 6g,
tetrabutyl diacetoxy stannoxane catalyst, 0.2g, butanol, 5g,
water 2g, blended togetber until clear and homogeneous. The
solution was cast onto phosphate treated steel panels and
baked at 150C for 20 minutes. The film thickness was 0.7
mil; pèncil hardness FH; Knoop hardness was 5, reverse impact
resistance was 80+ in.lbs.; humidity resistance at 60C. was
21+ days; and the MEK double rub test was 200+.
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Many variations of this invention will suggest them-
selves to those skilled in this art in light of the above, detail-
ed description. For example, instead of hydroxyfunctional poly-
esters and polyacrylates, epoxy resins, such as the polyglycidyl-
ethers of bisphenol A and the reaction products thereof with
amines and ammonia can be used. Or, for example, the s-triazine
cross-linkers of this invention may be used in ot'rler types of
coating compositions, such as hig'rl solids coatings, cathodic
electrocoatings and powder coatings formulations. They may also
be used in polyurethane RIM (reaction injection molding) and foam
formulations as one of the polyol components. All such obvious
modifications are within the full intended scope of the appended
claims r
